09.28.2008 2:48 am
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
What can you say about Paul Newman? Only good things, apparently. When he died this weekend at age 83, he may have been the most respected man in Hollywood–partly because he lived in Connecticut and never grew a Hollywood ego.
Despite…
07.17.2008 5:28 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Heath Ledger died from an accidental overdose of sleeping pills on January 22 of this year, a few hours after the Academy Award nominations were announced. It’s not just empty sentiment to predict that when the nominations are announced in…
04.14.2008 9:20 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
One of my favorite parts of the Elvis Presley legend is his Hollywood period. The King spent most of the ’60s ensconced in his Beverly Hills hideaway with his court jesters, the hometown chums who were known as the Memphis…
01.22.2008 5:20 pm
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
On a day when I thought I’d be blogging about the Oscar nominations, what I really want to say is this: Heath Ledger was a hell of an actor, and it pisses me off that he’s dead. The cops report…